RECON: TNO occultation with 01KD77

Event between 01KD77 and star GA0680:29327635 with event index number of 144572

Geocentric closest approach at 2018/08/30 17:16:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 18:35:15.3 -21:43:56
Equinox of date position of star is 18:36:21.7 -21:42:59
Stellar brightness G=15.8, use SENSEUP=128
Star is 108 degrees from the moon. Moon is 83% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=21.3

TNO is 36.4 AU from the Sun and 35.9 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 9.8 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 1.4 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 752 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2217 km.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=5.6
Diameter=461.3 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 47.0 sec chord
Diameter=188.3 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 19.2 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 01KD77, (2018/08/30 17:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:33.3 -26:28:19  0.9 29.03 135
Nunki          18:56:25.3 -26:16:19  2.0  6.46 103
PPM 268697     18:40:00.2 -21:02:06  6.1  1.08 107
PPM 268611     18:36:15.0 -21:57:52  8.2  0.25 107
01KD77         18:36:22.5 -21:42:58 15.8       107
Positions are for equinox of date

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

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Star training set for 01KD77, (2018/08/30 17:17UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 29.03 135
Nunki          18:55:15.9 -26:17:49  2.0  6.46 103
PPM 268697     18:38:53.3 -21:03:10  6.1  1.08 107
PPM 268611     18:35:07.7 -21:58:50  8.2  0.25 107
01KD77         18:35:15.3 -21:43:56 15.8       107
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2018/06/05 16:22:26 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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